Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2005-07-18 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Beautiful, English-style drawknob console. Great, Swell, Choir, Solo, Echo, and Pedal. Dedicated by E. Power Biggs. Installed in four chambers at the front of the church - two on each side of the chancel. Echo division in ceiling chamber at the rear of the church. Organ replaced by a new III-manual, 56-rank Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. instrument in 1970s. 17 ranks of Kimball retained in the new organ. -Database Manager
2006-10-18 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Cost of the organ is recorded by William J. Bunch of Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. as $40,000.00. -Database Manager
2009-11-18 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- A new remote, Wicks combination action was added by Charles W. Allen in 1959. -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from files at Balcom and Vaughan Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Seattle, Washington University Temple United Methodist Church W.W. Kimball Co., Opus 6983, 1927 - "Original Specifications" GREAT (Expressive w/Choir) 16 Double Open Diapason 12 + 8 First Open Diapason 73 8 Second Open Diapason 73 + 8 Concert Flute 73 8 Gemshorn 73 8 Viola 73 4 Octave (Ch) -- # 4 Flute 12 2-2/3 Twelfth (Ch) -- # 2 Fifteenth (Ch) -- # III Mixture [12-15-19] 183 8 Tuba Horn 73 Tremolo Chimes (Echo) -- Great 16' Great Unison Off Great 4' SWELL (Expressive) 16 Gedeckt 12 * 8 Diapason Phonon 73 % 8 Stopped Flute 61 * 8 Clarabella 73 8 Viole d'Gambe 61 ^ 8 Vox Celeste 73 8 Echo Salicional 73 8 Voix Celeste 73 4 Flute d'Amour 12 * 4 Violina 12 ^ 2-2/3 Nasard 7 * 2 Flautino 5 * 1-3/5 Tierce 4 * III Dolce Cornet 183 16 Contra Fagotto 12 & 8 Cornopean 73 8 Oboe Horn 61 & 4 Oboe Clarion 12 & Tremolo [8] Celesta Sub (Ch) -- Swell 16' Swell Unison Off Swell Super 4' CHOIR (Expressive w/Great) 16 Contra Gamba 73 = 8 Violin Diapason 85 # 8 Melodia 61 8 Dulciana 73 8 Unda Maris 73 4 Wald Flute 12 2-2/3 Nazard 7 2 Piccolo 5 8 Clarinet 73 8 English Horn 73 Tremolo [4] Celesta (__) [8] Celesta Sub (__) Choir 16' Choir Unison Off Choir 4' SOLO (Expressive) 8 Stentorphone 73 8 Tibia Clausa 73 8 Viol d'Orchestre 73 8 Viol Celeste 73 16 Trombone 12 > 8 Harmonic Tuba 61 > 8 French Horn 73 4 Tuba Clarion 12 > Tuba Tremolo Tremolo Solo 16' Solo Unison Off Solo 4' ECHO (Expressive - Antiphonal) 8 English Diapason 61 8 Stopped Flute 61 Actually, open wood. 8 Viole Aetheria 61 8 Vox Angelica 61 8 Vox Humana 61 With Auto Tremulant Tremulant Chimes (20) Chimes Soft Chimes Sustain PEDAL (Expressive) 32 Acoustic Bass -- 16 Diaphone (Sw) 12 % 16 Diapason [wood] 32 ** 16 Second Diapason (Gt) -- 16 Bourdon (So) 12 @ 16 Contra Gamba (Ch) -- = 16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) -- 8 Octave 12 ** 8 Cello (Ch) -- = 8 Flute 32 ~ 4 Flute 12 ~ 16 Trombone (So) -- > 16 Contra Fagotto (Sw) -- & 8 Tuba (So) -- > 4 Tuba Clarion (So) -- > COUPLERS Solo to Pedal 8,4 Swell to Pedal 8 Great to Pedal 8 Choir to Pedal 8 Solo to Great 16,8,4 Swell to Great 16,8,4 Choir to Great 16,8,4 Echo to Great 16,8,4 Swell to Choir 8 Solo to Swell 8 Choir to Swell 8,4 Echo to Solo On or Off FINGER PISTONS Universal 1 - 8 Echo 1 - 5 Solo 1 - 7 Swell 1 - 7 Great 1 - 7 Choir 1 - 7 TOE STUDS Pedal 1 - 7 Gt. to Ped. (rev) Solo to Ped. (rev) Sforzando (rev) PEDAL MOVEMENTS Solo-Master (bal.) Echo Expression (bal.) Swell Expression (bal.) Gt/Ch Expression (bal.) Crescendo (bal.) ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic pitman and unit VOICES: 37 STOPS: 73; inc. chimes & celesta RANKS: 41 PIPES: 2,927 [Received on line from James R. Stettner November 18, 2009.]
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